GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| cipher | zero |